Notice2026-02775
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 46, Notification of Proposed Production Activity; General Electric Company; (Production and Testing of Jet Engines); Peebles, Ohio
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Published
February 11, 2026
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentForeign-Trade Zones Board
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 28 (Wednesday, February 11, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6185-6186]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-02775]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B-16-2026]
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 46, Notification of Proposed Production
Activity; General Electric Company; (Production and Testing of Jet
Engines); Peebles, Ohio
General Electric submitted a notification of proposed production
activity to the FTZ Board (the Board) for its facility in Peebles, Ohio
within FTZ 46. The notification conforming to the requirements of the
Board's regulations (15 CFR 400.22) was received on February 3, 2026.
Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), FTZ production activity would be
limited to the specific foreign-status material(s)/component(s) and
specific finished product(s) described in the submitted notification
(summarized below) and subsequently authorized by the Board. The
benefits that may stem from conducting production activity under FTZ
procedures are explained in the background section of the Board's
website--accessible via <a href="http://www.trade.gov/ftz">www.trade.gov/ftz</a>.
The proposed finished product is gas turbine aircraft engines (duty
rate of duty-free).
The proposed foreign-status materials/components include: synthetic
polymer paint; synthetic polymer varnish; modified natural polymer
paint; modified natural polymer varnish; lubricating oils; prepared
glues; prepared adhesives; plastic tubing; plastic pipes; plastic
hoses; plastic washers; plastic O-rings; plastic gaskets; plastic
seals; plastic retainers; plastic blocks; plastic clamps; plastic
bushings; plastic spacers; plastic straps; plastic strips; plastic
sleeves; plastic covers; plastic grommets; plastic isolator; plastic
damper; plastic connectors; rubber seals; rubber washers; rubber
gaskets; rubber pipe fittings; rubber flange connectors; rubber
grommets; rubber blocks; rigid containers; slag wool insulation; slag
wool shield; carbon fiber bushing; carbon fiber clamps; carbon fiber
gaskets; carbon fiber seals; carbon fiber spacers; carbon fiber vanes;
carbon fibers blades; glass fiber insulation blankets; glass wool
insulation blankets; stainless steel pipe fittings; stainless steel
tube fittings; non-alloy steel pipe fittings; non-alloy steel tube
fittings; steel stranded wire; non stainless alloy threaded fasteners;
base metal threaded fasteners; carbon steel threaded fasteners;
stainless steel threaded fasteners; iron nuts; steel nuts; steel flat
washer; steel cotter ins; steel retaining rings; steel connectors for
hoses; steel general purpose plugs; steel general purpose spacers;
steel general purpose clamps; steel general purpose bushings; steel
general purpose caps; steel general purpose sleeves; nickel alloy cold
formed wire; nickel tube fittings; nickel pipe fittings; nickel
stranded wire; nickel screws; nickel bolts; nickel conduit; nickel
couplings; nickel pins; nickel enclosures; nickel seals; nickel
washers; nickel fittings; nickel connectors; nickel gears; nickel
lockwire; nickel lugs; nickel nuts; nickel joints; nickel rings; nickel
rivets; nickel rotors; nickel spacers; nickel springs; nickel studs;
nickel clips; nickel thermocouples; nickel inserts; nickel tubes;
nickel vanes; titanium bolts; titanium screws; titanium pins; titanium
seals; titanium spacers; titanium nuts; titanium washers; titanium
connectors; base metal mounting fixtures; base metal brackets; base
metal blind rivets; base metal tubular rivets; base metal bifurcated
rivets; base metal identification plates; gas turbine aircraft engines;
aircraft turbines; aircraft engine seal assemblies; base metal aircraft
engine thermal blankets; aircraft engine retainer plates; aircraft
engine fan stator assemblies; aircraft engine fan case assemblies;
aircraft engine booster assemblies; aircraft engine hub assemblies;
aircraft engine combustor diffuser nozzle assemblies; aircraft engine
high pressure compressor rotor assemblies; aircraft engine high
pressure nozzle assemblies; base metal aircraft engine blades; base
metal aircraft engine disks; aircraft engine high pressure turbine
rotor assemblies; base metal aircraft engine nozzles; aircraft engine
turbine center frame assemblies; aircraft engine interstage seals;
aircraft engine rear rotating seals; aircraft engine front rotating
seals; aircraft engine heat shields; aircraft engine boroscope plugs;
aircraft engine plugs; base metal aircraft engine blisks; aircraft
engine weights; aircraft engine balances; aircraft engine shrouds;
aircraft engine manifolds; aircraft engine retainer tube assemblies;
aircraft engine rings; aircraft engine connector links; aircraft engine
clevis; aircraft engine tube assemblies; aircraft engine ducts;
aircraft engine cowl assemblies; aircraft engine fuel nozzles; aircraft
engine spools; aircraft engine fairings; aircraft engine panels;
aircraft engine air ducts; aircraft engine sectors; aircraft engine fan
cowls; aircraft engine fan cowls; aircraft engine inlet assemblies;
aircraft engine module assemblies; aircraft engine base assemblies;
aircraft engine spool assemblies; aircraft engine vane assemblies;
linear acting hydraulic cylinders; rotary power replacement pumps; heat
exchangers; fuel filters; oil separators; fuel separators; engine fluid
filters; machine work holders; data processing machines; magnetic hard
disk drives; automatic data processing machines; regulator valves;
bodies of valves; aircraft engine gears; multilayered metal gaskets; AC
alternator generators; motor stator rings; generator stator rings;
power supplies; engine igniters; engine exciters; switching machines;
routing machines; electric amplifiers; video recording machines; solid
state storage media; transmission machines; digital cameras; computer
monitors; electrical terminals; electrical plugs; junction boxes;
electric terminals; programmable controllers; flight recorders; flight
sensors; flight recorders speed sensor; coaxial cables; wiring
harnesses; electrical cables with fitting; electrical cables; shipping
containers; transportation carriers;
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transportation carriers bracket; aircraft propellers; aircraft
nacelles; aircraft thrust reversers; thermometers; flow meters;
pressure meters; measuring meters; measuring multimeter; electrical
measuring instrument; optical measuring instruments; testing equipment;
vibration sensors; hydro-mechanical units; hydro-mechanical units
sensors; masques; embroidered emblems; and engine cloth covers (duty
rate ranges from duty-free to 20%).
The request indicates that certain materials/components are subject
to duties under section 1702(a)(1)(B) of the International Emergency
Economic Powers Act (section 1702), section 232 of the Trade Expansion
Act of 1962 (section 232), or section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974
(section 301), depending on the country of origin. The applicable
section 1702, section 232, and section 301 decisions require subject
merchandise to be admitted to FTZs in privileged foreign (PF) status
(19 CFR 146.41). The Board's regulations (15 CFR 400.13(c)(2)) require
that merchandise subject to AD/CVD orders, or items which would be
otherwise subject to suspension of liquidation under AD/CVD procedures
if they entered U.S. customs territory, be admitted to the zone in PF
status (19 CFR 146.41).]
Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions
shall be addressed to the Board's Executive Secretary and sent to:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6600121c26121407020348010910"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3553414f7541475451501b525a43">[email protected]</span></a>. The closing period for their receipt is March 23, 2026.
A copy of the notification will be available for public inspection
in the ``Online FTZ Information System'' section of the Board's
website.
For further information, contact Brian Warnes at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a3c1d1cac2cd8dd4c2d1cdc6d0e3d7d1c2c7c68dc4ccd5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ee8c9c878f80c0998f9c808b9dae9a9c8f8a8bc0898198">[email protected]</span></a>.
Dated: February 6, 2026.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-02775 Filed 2-10-26; 8:45 am]
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